Through Dust and Iron [OOC and Sign Up Thread]

The American Wild West has ingrained itself into our cultural collective consciousness, a nigh-mythical land of adventure, filled with outlaws, sheriffs, vigilantes, pioneers, frontiersmen, cowboys and everything in-between. But this isn't about the Wild West. This is the tale of it's demise. In 1890, the U.S Census Bureau would declare that the western frontier had been conquered, that there was no longer a clear line of advancing settlement. The Wild West had died.

1889. Eastern Montana Territory.

January 1st, to be more specific. The Montana Territory is a place of change. Once the great unknown of the Great Plains, rife with bandits and pioneers, it has become mostly stable, with some talks of even making it a state very soon. The pioneers of yesterday are the citizens of today. New people come in every day from the railroads that stretch from coast to coast, from state to state to territory. US Army forts that litter the land protect the growing territory. Montana is a changing land. But not for much longer.

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Hello guys and welcome to new RP. This RP is taking a deviation from the rest of mine, given the fact that it's set in a real setting and not in a made up world. Regardless, I've put a fair amount of effort into this RP, just like the rest, and I hope this won't immediately die within a few days!

This is a more gritty (though it probably won't be for long) and realistic RP based on real things. So, a few things to know and to abide by:

• Keep characters and plotlines realistic please
• While this is based on a real timeline, feel free to deviate from fixed history, just not too much
• Be not tone deaf
• HAVE GOOD GRAMMAR

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Character Sheet Template

Name:
Age:
Backstory:
Items Owned:
Reputation:
Previous Nationality (If immigrant):

yeehaw!!

Name: Randy Ruckhouse

Age: 46

Backstory: fell out of a covered wagon and got raised by injuns. got addicted to licking rattle snake venom after getting bit by one and sucking all the venom out. met up with a horse who also fell out of a covered wagon and had scandalous shenanigans with it for 20 years until it died. wanders the open prairie, looking for rattle snakes and another horse to call a friend. 

Items owned: 20 trusty rattle snake rattles, a cantine full of water, a knife, a revolver, jeans, cowboy hat, a box of revolver ammo, a tin full of linseed oil, a pet rock, a dirty sock, and cowboy boots. 

Reputation: feared by rattle snakes across the territory; feared by lone mustangs; respected by cattle drivers; no reputation with bandits.

Ancestor/Spirit Animal: Sam Elliot

accepted!

hhi dead

Oh hell yes

Name: Jackie Torrer

Age: 39

Backstory: After his parents immigrated to America, they got lost in Kansas and walked miles and miles until they found civilization, but only Jackie managed to continue walking

Items Owned: torn-up jeans, shirt, [enter rest o clothes here], revolver, ammo, water, pocket knife, can of BEANS

Reputation: not very well known but feared by the few who do know him

Previous Nationality: Aussie 🤠

YEEEEEEHAAAAWWWWWWW

approved

I wanna join, I’ll make a character later

same

bump

#8

Name: Kul

Age: 15

Backstory: Woke up once with amnesia. doesnt remember anything.

Items owned: 10 throwing daggers, a water canteen, some dried meat and fruits.

Reputation: People always look at him weirdly.

ummmm approved, sure

being texan, this kinda hurts.

wdym? in which way?

the western stuff. ouch. i live were people call the ''midwest'' and actually i just rreaiesed u said 1899 so nvm mb

Actually nah guys ignore my character

bumpen

Name: Cheli Chori
Age: 31
Backstory: he wandered around a lot as a kid, eventually getting lost in the desert. Lucky for him, he hitched a ride on a wagon and got here. He spent the rest of his childhood learning the basic methods of survival and firing a gun. He has a pet horse called Glistening Gold, and a farm.
Items owned: mini-gun, pistol, a lot of spare clothings, pocket knife, a sack of milk (fresh), ammo, a can of hot soup and a matchstick box
Reputation: he was a good kid before in his village, and his good reputation spread all over. He is also very popular with store owners and pubs. He is feared by most bandits, killing one at 5 by accident.
Previous nationality: ???

Bumped